From a Barb Wire Salesman to a Billionaire: Bet-a-Million Gates’ Journey. The Man Behind the Legend

“Bet a Million” Gates. His story, a barbwire salesman in Texas to forming the Texas Oil Co (TEXACO) and beyond…The Man Behind the Legend
Historian David George, filmed live at the WWHA Roundup 2023, tells the exciting and informative story about this amazing man, from a barbwire salesman (Devil’s Rope) to becoming a very successful businessman, with interests in steel companies, railroads, pipelines and a refinery, a bank, hotel, and so on, amassing a fortune and influence along the way. John Warne “Bet-a-Million” Gates could thank Texas for igniting his career.